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Winch mounting, O'day 22 conway deitrick at 5:20am 10.06.05 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1450 Hello All!Has anybody out there mounted winches (for headsail sheets) on the O'day 22 cockpit coam
Hunter 40 or Hunter Legend 40 Tomm at 4:51am 10.06.05 Big Boats 15/3576 Anybody know what the difference is between a regular Hunter 40 and a Hunter Legend 40?
Ranger 28 compression post problem Danny Hales at 4:06am 10.06.05 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 2/2153 The compression post ( supporting Mast ) is corroded at attachment located at keel.I want to replac
Need advice on replacing rub rail. SailSkipper20838 at 3:50am 10.06.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1239 I need to replace my rub rail and obtained the rubber from Blue Water Yachts (nice folks). This is
Where to find replacement amp meter (-40 to 40)? Paul4360 at 3:17am 10.06.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/1226 The amp meter on my boat has an internal short. Because the meter is a sealed system, I would rathe
Mast Halyards Daniel18837 at 2:55am 10.06.05 Morgan 1/1613 I just bought a 33' Out Islander Morgan sailboat and I am not sure what all the halyards are for. I
Sailboat Junkyard in New York area Michel at 2:39am 10.06.05 Smaller Boats 1/2165 Is there anything like a junkyard or used yard for sailboats in the greater New York area?
Bottom paint Boris at 2:34am 10.06.05 Trailer Sailors 1/1414 Just wanted to get opinions what is the best paint to prevent annoying growth on the bottom of my bo
Hunter 34 model year differences paula17778 at 2:26am 10.06.05 Big Boats 5/1522 I'm interested in the Hunter 34, but wonder if there are any differences in the model years. Is the
Sailing Plans and Weather Tim at 1:58am 10.06.05 Ask All Sailors 16/1271 Have plans to go sailing on Saturday. The marine forecast for that day is below. I am concerned ab
Dinghy? Chris3720 at 1:56am 10.06.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/960 I am looking at getting a dinghy for my Mac25. Does anyone else have one? Is it worth getting one?
Hurricane recovery tweezy29 at 1:55am 10.06.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1150 Among the pile of power and sail boats at the New Orleans Municipal Yacht Harbor Marina was our '74
The new Hunter 25 Dave at 1:35am 10.06.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/868 Can any of you who are owners of the new Hunter 25 give me your thoughts on the boat? I'm thinking
170 -Trailering with outboard engine feejer at 1:22am 10.06.05 Day Sailers 6/1258 The 170 will most likely be the boat I buy. I'm thinking about the Honda 2hp 4 stroke. My question i
Magnetic declination calculator Rick A at 1:22am 10.06.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1510 For those who are interested, here is a neat little magnetic declination calculator that could be of
First boat: Columbia 7.6, San Juan 7.7, Hunter 27? Justin4192 at 1:10am 10.06.05 Ask All Sailors 29/13666 This is my first post. I'm glad I found this site because of all the information available. Well
Water heater on 35.5 Eudorajab at 12:46am 10.06.05 Big Boats 13/1089 Has anyone here ever gained access to and/or openened up the hot water tank to inspect/change the el
Looking for dinghy sailers in New Jersey Brian at 12:37am 10.06.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1188 I'm looking for beginner to intermediate dinghy sailboat owners located in Central New Jersey to for
Escape Sailboat owners in New Jersey Brian at 12:25am 10.06.05 Other Sailboats 0/711 I am looking for other owners of Escape sailboats in New Jersey. I would like to form an informal sa
Bottom paint Harold at 12:25am 10.06.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1016 what is a good resonably priced bottom paint that would last two seasons?

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Oceanis 38.1 mast bend mxwmxw at 8:07pm 04.13.21 The back stay is fixed.
Epoxy Primer Capt Robbie at 7:54pm 04.13.21
O'Day 31 Rudder (1) AndreNJ11 at 7:32pm 04.13.21 I am going to make a wild guess that if you were able to look at the steering quadrant (the fitting
Time for New Insurance BigEasy at 7:11pm 04.13.21 Update on my insurance dilemma. Yesterday, I inquired about insurance thru a broker that previousl
B361 Battery replacement BigEasy at 6:54pm 04.13.21 Just installed 3 Group 31 (105amps each) AGM Duracell Batteries from Sams Club for the house bank a
Mast raising options? Doug J at 6:51pm 04.13.21 If you need to make it easier, just rig up triple control block and tackle. That would reduce the a
Barnegate Bay Inlet? Ward H at 6:47pm 04.13.21 Hi @Chris Patterson Jeff's a good guy, always enjoy talking to him. He's helped me with boat stuff
Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 Doug J at 6:37pm 04.13.21 Based on what I've research (for mine) it looks like it is glued in. Refinishing in place is proba
Dynaplate Brian D at 6:23pm 04.13.21 @chip veres, give this a read. Very interesting.
H356 Polars chuckwayne at 6:20pm 04.13.21 At some point, Hunter started using "Hunter Legend" in Europe because another company owned the Hunt
Well, that was surprising! TimFromLI at 6:00pm 04.13.21 For those looking for the mainesail method... https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/tips-for-a-
1976 Santana 21ft ebsail at 5:59pm 04.13.21 We pulled the tub rail off. I believe it is called the run rail. I am trying to find a replacement f
H356 Polars Genesis V at 5:58pm 04.13.21 That indicates it's the european version of the 356 - might be the bilge keel model, but the draft
O'Day 25 Shoal Draft Centerboard Water Leak (2) supercub at 5:54pm 04.13.21 This pic shows the soap bubble better at the mast post. The other shows blue leak detector coming ba
O'Day 25 Shoal Draft Centerboard Water Leak (1) supercub at 5:49pm 04.13.21 I used low air pressure to leak check the bilge. I cut the head off of a bolt and drilled a hole thr
Barnegate Bay Inlet? Chris Patterson at 5:41pm 04.13.21 Hey Fellers, thank you for a very detailed and thoughtful response. From the looks of that inlet on
How would you patch this? jssailem at 5:40pm 04.13.21 I think Coosa board is a better option than wood. Lightweight Fiberglass Composite Boards \| Coosa Co
Tachometer powers on, but does not show RPM (1) jssailem at 5:35pm 04.13.21 Have you checked the wiring of the Tach? Power and AC Tap cable to the correct pin on the tack? Prop
How would you patch this? ggrizzard at 5:35pm 04.13.21 I'm perplexed as to why one would advocate the use of plywood in the OP's transom rebuild when more
Hull to Deck Joint Repair and Filler (1) rgranger at 5:24pm 04.13.21

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